a feeling of wanting to hurt or upset somebody 恶意；怨恨 Extra ExamplesHe vented his spite on his grandfather. 他向祖父泄愤。 I felt no spite towards her. 我对她毫无怨恨。 She killed her boss's dog out of pure spite. 纯粹出于怨恨，她杀了老板的狗。 She was angry and full of spite. 她怒气冲冲，满怀恶意。 This was her final act of spite. 这是她最后的恶意行为。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- sheer
- personal
- …
- be full of
- feel
- vent
- …
- out of spite
- with spite
- spite towards/toward
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Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French despit ‘contempt’, despiter ‘show contempt for’.
Idioms
in spite of something
if you say that somebody did something in spite of a fact, you mean it is surprising that that fact did not prevent them from doing it 不管；尽管 In spite of his age, he still leads an active life. 尽管年事已高，他依旧过着一种忙碌的生活。 They went swimming in spite of all the danger signs. 他们无视那么多警告牌，还是去游泳了。 English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese. 虽然当地居民主要是中国人，英语却成了商业上正式使用的语言。
Language Bank howeverhoweverWays of saying ‘but’ “但是” 的表达方式 Politicians have promised to improve road safety. So far, however, little has been achieved. 政客们承诺要加强道路安全。但是，迄今为止成效微乎其微。
Despite clear evidence from road safety studies, no new measures have been introduced. 尽管道路安全研究已得出确切依据，但仍未实施任何新措施。
Politicians have promised to improve road safety. In spite of this/Despite this, little has been achieved so far. 政客们承诺要加强道路安全。尽管如此，迄今为止成效微乎其微。
Although politicians have promised to improve road safety, little has been achieved so far. 尽管政客们承诺要加强道路安全，但是迄今为止成效微乎其微。
Some politicians claim that the new transport policy has been a success. In fact, it has been a total disaster. 一些政客宣称新的交通政策非常成功，实际上却是彻头彻尾的失败。
Government campaigns have had a measure of success, but the fact remains that large numbers of accidents are still caused by careless drivers. 政府的宣传活动取得了一定的成功，但实际情况是大量的交通事故仍然是由于驾驶者疏忽造成的。
in spite of yourself